This has been annoying me for ages. Until a few months ago I used a perfectly good, but old ipod in the car to provide a good choice of music – but suddenly, it died. Aah… I suspected it was the battery, it was pretty old and abused. A new one, plus the tools to open the ipod case were less than a tenner on ebay. I’m always happy to have a go at repairing something old like this if the parts are cheap and alternative is is...

With credit to John Wilson of Wizard House – Today is Microphone Testing Day (I’ve also had my eyes tested for good measure) but make sure you don’t miss out. 12.12.12 (don’t say three or you may be expected to lift something) More details in this...

I thought this was a brilliant example of using live sound loops in music performance. The first time I saw something like this was at the Women in Tune festival in Wales where Heather Summers was performing using voice, violin, percussion and audio loops. It sounds great, the process is very engaging to watch and I love the way the layers of sound gradually build and then thin and fade...